Fnatic is a professional gaming organization with registered offices in England, Australia and the Netherlands. Fnatic is considered as a European team. Founded by Sam Mathews with Joris Van Laerhoven and Anne Mathews in 2004, and mainly operating out of their London offices, Fnatic has fielded numerous well known professional gamers in a variety of…
Team Secret was originally made up of players from Natus Vincere, Fnatic, and Alliance, who formed a team in the post-TI4 shuffle. The team was announced to be participating in various tournaments, but without an official roster. The morning of the first day of Star Ladder Star Series Season 10 – EU/CIS Division, a link…
Alliance is an organisation founded by Team Razer[1] and Evil Geniuses owner and CEO Alex Garfield[2] in 2013 who were revealed to be the mystery sponsors of the Swedish rising stars of No Tidehunter. Alliance was created with the goal of promoting and supporting Scandinavian and European eSports across the world, enabling the truly talented…
Escape Gaming, abbreviated as Escape, is an eSports organization headquartered in Dortmund, Germany and founded in March 2016 which supports players from all over the world. The organization has the stated purpose of “providing the best resources and support to our teams so that they can focus on their game and take it to the…
The International 2016[edit] After acquiring DeMoN as captain, TNC placed first in the TI6 Southeast Asian qualifier to become the first Philippine team to qualify for The International since Mineski at TI1. They encountered visa trouble, but successfully secured US visas after support from, among others, Valve and Philippine Senator Bam Aquino.[1] At The International…
OG was created as the new team of former (monkey) Business players. The team’s breakthrough occurred at the Frankfurt Major in late November, 2015. They fought through the lower bracket, defeating TI5 champions and runner-ups, Evil Geniuses and CDEC Gaming, as well as the European powerhouse Team Secret. By winning the 2017 Kiev Major, OG…
Team Liquid is a professional team, founded in the Netherlands in 2000. Originally a Brood War clan, the team switched to SC2 during the SC2 Beta in 2010, and became one of the most successful foreign teams. On December 6, 2012, it was announced that the team had formed a Dota 2 division.[1] Team Liquid…
LGD’s first step into DotA was the sponsorship of the squad known as For The Dream, which won SMM 2009. The organization has been a powerhouse of the Chinese scene ever since. The team began its transition into Dota 2 in 2012, which was revealed on March 19th.[1] Shortly after The International 2012, in which…
Newbee is a team that emerged in early 2014 during the Chinese reshuffle that happened prior to the fourth International tournament. Originally dubbed “Dream Team 2”, the rumors started after captain xiao8 made a post on his QQ micro-blogging page after LGD Gaming‘s win in the Dota 2 League Season 4 in Las Vegas, saying…